The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-08-25

and give an account Of his steward
ship. But did he do ity o mol
He had too much dignity for any
thing OF the kind. He could not
get "his consent to close a public
Office which demanded his constant
attention, to enter on a personal
canvass for the nomination for
Governor" and be could not spare
time from the greatand responsible
duties devolving upon him to tell
the people how well, or how badly
he had managed their finances.
sthe canvass progressed, charg-
es Of gross neglect of duty, were
made here and there and finally the
Lantern at Jackson made an ox-
posure of the penitentiary rings
transactions with the State, which
it was supposed at the time would
cause the Governor to break the
dignifed silence he had maintained.
But no, a few false certificates,
/ (Which we are glad TO hear Gov.
Lowry say he knew nothing about
spiked the guns Of the friends Of
retrenchment and reform and he
was re-nominated and reelected,
without having explained to the
taxpayers why it was the State
debt had increased in four years
from 1929, 900 to 1000, 900.
Two years more have passed.
/ The State debt has increased to
/ Sl,865,00O. A new Legislature is
to be elected, whose duty it will be
to look into the condition of affairs
at Jackson. Under the circum-
stances it is not surprising the
Governor should not want to see
men elected to the Legislature, who
have the will and capacity to make
a full, thorough and complete in
veshgation of every and all matters
affecting the public interest, which
have transpired at the Capital; but
it is astonishing to many Of his
friends that he should have so far
forgotten his duty to his party, as
to lay aside his boasted dignity /;
descend from the lofty position 10
which the Democracy of the State
has twice elevated him, and engage
in a canvass in the interest OF
sors-heads, renegades and lndepen4
dents, whose chieffollowing is com
posed of Radical voters. Yet such
is the result of his invasion of
Chiekasaw county. We charge de-
liberatoly, that he came to this
county, without being invited by
any Democrat high or low, who
was in sympathy with the ticket
nominated that he WAS surround
ed while here, by the disgruntled
element that he consulted with.
and was consulted by them, and
that he is indebted to the position
he holds. for the few courtesies be
received at the hands of good and
true Democrats, and not because
they approved his course. His
speeches could not and did not have
any other effect upon our people, if
they had any at all, than to throw a
fire-brand into our county politics
and thereby give aid and comfort
to the neutrality-suspicious.
school-big-appropriation crowd.
Gov. Lowry is too intelligent a man
and too astute a politician not to
know, when we make this state
ment, we speak the truth. Indeed,
we made this charge N the discus-
sion we had and he did not deny it.
This much we have said merely
to explain the situation to the peo-
pie Of the State, who are crying
ont for retrenchment and reform
and to give warning to our brethren
in other sections, whose territory
may be invaded, and not to COM
plain on our own account. If Gov.
Lowry is satisfied with his visit to
Chickasaw so are we. There are
not Governors enough in America
TO beat the "wool hat" ticket in
this county, and God willing, we
will be at Jackson next winter,
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